Maya and the Wave review is an energetic doc portrait of big wave surfer Maya Gabeira that should inspire new fans, especially female ones.
Keep Reading
In Her Hands is a powerful portrait of former mayor Zarifa Ghafari and the fight for women's rights in contemporary Afghanistan.
Keep Reading
Adirley Queiros and Joana Pimenta craft an empowering, if occasionally disorienting, hybrid film with women from the Brazilian favelas in Dry Ground Burning.
Keep Reading
Sinead O'Shea's Pray for Our Sinners gives voice to women who were trained to see their priests as instruments of God.
Keep Reading
Not Just a Girl: Shania Twain is a relatively flat and by-the-numbers music doc about the massively successful country-pop superstar from Timmins, Ontario.
Keep Reading
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again is a short documentary by Courtney Montour that honours the legacy of the Mohawk activist.
Keep Reading
Beba, Beyoncé's Homecoming, Miss Sharon Jones, 20 Feet from Stardom, What Happened, Miss Simon?, and Step are among a wave of docs celebrating Black excellence by women in the arts.
Keep Reading
Bigger Than Trauma is an incredibly moving film, at times difficult to watch, and gives a voice to the women who were ignored and forgotten.
Keep Reading
In Silent Beauty, Jasmín Mara López confronts the sexual abuse she faced at the hands of her grandfather and uncovers a dark family secret.
Keep Reading
Relative's exploration of so-called less violent sexual assaults and how they’re managed makes for a unique entry into the documentary canon.
Keep Reading